All abdicated antonyms

verb abdicated

• accepted — Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.
• kept — simple past tense and past participle of keep.
• came — Came is the past tense of come.
• continued — continuing; not having stopped
• did — Did is the past tense of do1.
• fought — simple past tense and past participle of fight.
• pursued — to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.
• remained — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
• stayed — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
• won — simple past tense and past participle of win1 .
• asserted — resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged: The asserted value of the property was twice the amount anyone offered.
• assumed — false; fictitious
• challenged — If you say that someone is challenged in a particular way, you mean that they have a disability in that area. Challenged is often combined with inappropriate words for humorous effect.
• claimed — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
• defied — to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority.
• held — simple past tense and a past participle of hold1 .
• maintained — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
• retained — to keep possession of.
• treasured — wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
• usurped — to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: The pretender tried to usurp the throne.